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Simple drill ideas from Richie McCaw

soccercoachblog wrote 1 week ago: Here is an interview with Richie McCaw, but in the background you can see some simple ideas for dril … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Training, ball placement, contact skills, Richie McCaw, ruck drills, rucking drills

Excellent rucking drill

soccercoachblog wrote 4 weeks ago: The coaches at London Irish are full of excellent ideas. Here is a video of a drill created by David … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Training, contact skills, Drills, London Irish, rucking, Toby Booth

Is there any defence of the Auckland grid?

soccercoachblog wrote 1 month ago: Putting players on four corners of a square is a common form of training set up. In its simplest for … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Training, skills training, auckland grids, Queuing, inexperienced coaches

Forty seconds to change a player1 comment

soccercoachblog wrote 1 month ago: If you had forty seconds with any player, what would you do to make them a better player? Well, it d … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Team Management, Changing Minds, coaching, developing players

Improving your passing drills5 comments

soccercoachblog wrote 2 months ago: Here is a great video of a team training, and concentrating on passing. They then go into a game of … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Training, coaching interventions, Passing drills, touch rugby, What Would You Do?

US Football punting lessons

soccercoachblog wrote 2 months ago: October 11, 2009 From the New York Times A Convergence of New and Old Punting Styles By JUDY BATTIST … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Better Rugby Blog Guests, American Football, kicking styles, punting the ball

Looping and support drill

soccercoachblog wrote 2 months ago: A nice little looping and support drill to hone passing skills. … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Training, Drills, Looping, Support

Scrum key points1 comment

soccercoachblog wrote 2 months ago: What a fantastic picture! Lots of good coaching points…some positives and some “can we i … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, coaching, scrummaging, set piece, Number 8, body positions

Day in the life of a top rugby player

soccercoachblog wrote 2 months ago: Openside flanker Tanuerau Latimer, or “Lats”, gives us an insight into some of the train … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Fitness, All Blacks training, Fitness, Skills, Tanerau Latimer

Tackle shield drills and ideas

soccercoachblog wrote 2 months ago: Here is a clip from a company who make tackle shields called Centurion. There are some interesting i … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Training, rugby defence, tackle technique, tackle bgs, tackle shields, ruck pads, jackling, rugby training ideas and tips

Rugby coaching box: can you add value2 comments

soccercoachblog wrote 3 months ago: Here is a clip of a US mens rugby game. There are lots of great things going on at this lineout. And … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, U.S. Rugby, Analysis, Coaching Tips, coaching hints, Your Call

Interesting rugby tackling idea

soccercoachblog wrote 3 months ago: What do we think of this? A rugby tackling aid which might just be something more than a fun roundar … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Tackling, rugby equipment

The grip, the catch and the old rugby ball

soccercoachblog wrote 3 months ago: The modern rugby ball is sticky. It has some sort of magical quality that makes it hard to drop when … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, catching, Passing, Old Balls, grip

Is it the drill, the players or the coach?2 comments

soccercoachblog wrote 3 months ago: Watch this drill. If it was shot for a commercial video, it would look slick and fast. However, it i … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Training, Coaching skills, handling, handling drills

Breaking down the breakdown

soccercoachblog wrote 3 months ago: Here is a session plan for coaching the breakdown. 1. Warm up Prepare players for contact with wrest … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Training, winning the breakdown, rucking session, ruck drill

Attack into defence

soccercoachblog wrote 3 months ago: Here is a rugby drill I did about three years ago. It is easy to set up and works on players making … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, rugby defence, Rugby Training, defence into attack, rugby decision-making, Rugby Drills, rugby handling

Body angle and placement drill

soccercoachblog wrote 4 months ago: Western Force, a Super 14 franchise in Australia, have produced an excellent series of videos on the … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Training, rugby body angles, Drills, Western Force, ball placement

You can score backs tries from lineouts

soccercoachblog wrote 4 months ago: It is often said that defence wins rugby games. South Africa’s win against Australia this week … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, rugby defence, Australia, Defence, Lineouts, scoring tries, South Africa, Springboks, Tri Nations

Three thoughts for your next rugby session1 comment

soccercoachblog wrote 4 months ago: The rugby world never sleeps. There is always some rugby being practised or played every day of the … more →

Tags: Dan Cottrell, Rugby Coaching, Rugby Team Management, rugby training tips, rugby top tips, session timings, rugby interviews, rugby drill tips


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